1、the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件what is the full name of the uk?uk the united kingdom of the great britain and northern ireland 大不列顛及北愛爾蘭大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國聯合王國 the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件 englandwales scotlandnorthern irelandenglandwales scotlandnorthern irelandthe uk =+the

2、 republic of irelandthe united kingdomthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件please do the quiz on page 9.what do you know about the uk?warming upthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件1. how many countries does the uk consist of ? a. two b. three c. four2. how long does it take to fly from beijing to london heathrow

3、 airport? a. about six hours b. about ten hours c. about sixteen hoursdirect flightbe made up ofthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件3. who rules the country: the prime minister or the queen? a. the queen b. the prime minister c. both4. what are the provinces called in england? a. counties b. departments c

4、. states5. which is the longest river in england? a. the river avon b. the river thames c. the river severn the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件englandwhen you mention england, what or who will you think of?brainstorming:english languagemanchester unionbig benqueen cambridge universityprincess katethe uni

5、ted kingdom-reading閱讀課件queen elizabeth the secondthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the queens position is ceremonial: opening parliament, welcoming heads from other countries, going on tours to other countries to encourage trade with britain.vsthe prime minister together with his most important minister

6、s (called cabinet) and his members of parliament make important political decision and the laws.the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件beckhamthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件rose of englandthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the union jackthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件more information about the ukarea244,100 sq kmpo

7、pulation62,262,000languageenglish, kymric, gaelicreligioncatholicismcapitallondonthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件answer the questions.can you name the capital cities of the countries of the uk?the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件can you name the capital cities of the countries of the uk?englandwalesscotland

8、northern ireland londonbelfast belfastedinburghedinburghcardiff cardiffthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件1. name the capital cities of the countries of the uk? what do you know about a

9、ny other cities or towns in the uk?2. england can be divided into three main areas. do you know what they are?pre-readingthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件3. look at the title and pictures in the reading passage and predict what it is about. then skim it to see if you were right.the united kingdom-readi

10、ng閱讀課件skim the text, and tick out what are mentioned in the text.geography history cultures invasions culturesfoodlanguageslife stylessportslondonflagliteratureskimmingarchitecturethe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件para.main idea12345, 6introduces the topic to the reader.explains what the term “great bra

11、in” means and how it came about.explains the differences in the four countries.explains how england is divided into three zones.explains the importance of london as a cultural and political centre in the uk.get the main idea for each paragraph.the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件comprehending1. the union

12、jack flag unites the flag of three countries in the united kingdom. which country is left out? why?the country left out is wales. it is usually assumed to be part of england.englandunion jack irelandscotlandthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件2. what three countries does british airways represent? 1 _ 2 _

13、 3 _3. which group of invaders did not influence london? the vikings didnt influence london.walesscotlandenglandthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件divide the passage into three parts and write down the main idea of each part. what england includes; about great britain; the uk. part1: para 1-3the united k

14、ingdom-reading閱讀課件englandwalespart 1how uk was formed?in the 13th century adthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件englandwales is usually assumed (被認為是被認為是) to be part of england.walesthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件scotlandin 17th centurythe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件get ireland

15、 connected to form the united kingdomthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件northern irelandonly northern ireland joined with britain to become the united kingdomthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件first only englandthe 13th century ad, england + wales.1603, england + wales + scotland great britainlater, great bri

16、tain + northern irelandenglandthe united kingdomthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件northmidlandssouthpart 2-englandlook at the map of england and wales in the following page. divide it into three parts. draw lines across to show the zones of the south, midlands and north of england. now put each town or

17、city into its correct zone.the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件england is divided into 3 zones.most population settled in _.most of the large industrial cities are in _. many cities have famous _.the south of englandthe north and the midlandsfootball teamsthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件why did capital lond

18、on become the cultural center of england?there are a lot of historical treasure in london.why are there so many historical treasures in london?london has been influenced by some invaders.part 3-londonthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件in the england history, there are several invasions. they are: _, _, _

19、, _.the romans the anglo-saxons the vikingsthe normanswhat did they leave?part 3-invadersthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件romans: anglo-saxons: towns and roadslanguage and governmentthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件the vikings:the normans:influence the vocabulary and place-names of the northcastles and wo

20、rds for foodthe united kingdom-reading閱讀課件1. can you work out why london is the capital of england, great britain and the uk?2. what geographical factors make it difficult to invade england successfully?the united kingdom-reading閱讀課件fill in the blanks. the full name of england is the _ _ of great britain and northern ireland. it consists o